Tuesday, February 15, 2011

My Window Dilemma

Recently, I had a dilemma with a couple of my windows. They were nondescript windows that lacked architectural interest and character. I decided to enhance them with some vintage door headers. Although these lackluster, standard windows were not much to look at, with the addition of some souped up door headers, these ordinary windows became extraordinary. I ran across these headers at various flea markets for less than $10.00. After giving them a good scrub, I added some funky hooks and attached the headers above the windows.

Guest Room Window

I love the shape of this header. These hooks are new, but look old. I purchased them at the local hardware store and aged them by soaking them in vinegar overnight. I added enough hooks so that each tie would have it's own.

The end result ~ these curtains seem so ethereal to me.

Office Window

I found these vintage hooks to be so unusual and the real bonus feature ~ they only cost $1.00 each at Canton.

The beautiful vintage laundry bag with the crumpled satin ribbons was a gift from a friend of mine. She so graciously shared this with me primarily due to the dog named "Buster" that is hand embroidered on the bag (so special as our beloved "Buster" passed away about a year ago).

Hello darling ! I am brazilian and there's not the culture of taking things from the garbagge. People have a kind of prejudice about that. But I don't care ! I always find very precious things, beautiful and usefull. I liked your blog very much and intend to visit it always I can .

Hi Gislene ~ not everyone I know is fond of dumpster diving either. But that's okay by me. I've found some wonderful treasures that other people have thrown out. It's nice to meet a Brazilian with similar likes as me. Thanks for stopping by Tattered Style...do come back again.

Hello darling ! I am brazilian and there's not the culture of taking things from the garbagge. People have a kind of prejudice about that. But I don't care ! I always find very precious things, beautiful and usefull. I liked your blog very much and intend to visit it always I can .

Hi Gislene ~ not everyone I know is fond of dumpster diving either. But that's okay by me. I've found some wonderful treasures that other people have thrown out. It's nice to meet a Brazilian with similar likes as me. Thanks for stopping by Tattered Style...do come back again.

TATTERED STYLE...THE ART OF LIVING WITH THE NOT SO PERFECT

Hi, I'm Dana; a blogger, home stylist and writer living in Texas. This site is a place for me to share my love for design, DIY projects and all things vintage. My husband and I have three sons and an American Bulldog named Penny. I'm so happy you stopped by.